Ridgewood Pearl Stakes
| Group 2 race | |
| Location | Curragh Racecourse Co. Kildare, Ireland |
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| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Lanwades Stud |
| Website | Curragh |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (1,609 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Four-years-old and up fillies & mares |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb Penalties 5 lb for G1 / G2 winners * 3 lb for G3 winners * * since May 1 last year |
| Purse | €120,000 (2015) 1st: €72,000 |
| 2015 | ||
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| Brooch | Ramone | Amazing Maria |
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| 2014 | ||
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| Purr Along | Fiesolana | Princess Loulou |
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| Chigun | La Collina | Lily's Angel |
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| Emulous | One Spirit | Alanza |
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| Emulous | Lolly For Dolly | Kinky Afro |
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| Shamwari Lodge | Indiana Gal | Annabelle's Charm |
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| Emily Blake | Beach Bunny | Deauville Vision |
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| Grecian Dancer | Mooretown Lady | Cheyenne Star |
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| Cheyenne Star | Heaven Sent | Modeeroch |
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| Pout | Jazz Princess | Royal Alchemist |
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| Airwave | Miss Trish | Kinnaird |
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| Soviet Song | Livadiya | Hanami |
The Ridgewood Pearl Stakes, also known as the Lanwades Stud Stakes, is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.
The event's registered title honours Ridgewood Pearl, a successful Irish-trained filly in the mid 1990s. Ridgewood Pearl died in 2003, and the title was first used for that year's running of a race now called the Renaissance Stakes.
The present Ridgewood Pearl Stakes was established in 2004, and it initially held Group 2 status. It was downgraded to Group 3 level in 2007 and returned to Group 2 status in 2015.[1]
The race was sponsored by TRI Equestrian from 2009 to 2012, and was referred to as the TRI Equestrian Stakes. In 2013 it was renamed the Abu Dhabi Stakes and in 2014 the sponsorship was taken over by Lanwades Stud. It is held on the same afternoon as the Irish 2,000 Guineas.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Emulous - 2011, 2012
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Pat Smullen – Cheyenne Star (2007), Emulous (2011, 2012), Brooch (2015)
Leading trainer (3 wins):
- Dermot Weld - Emulous (2011, 2012), Brooch (2015)
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
| 2004 | Soviet Song | 4 | Johnny Murtagh | James Fanshawe | 1:39.50 |
| 2005 | Airwave | 5 | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien | 1:41.60 |
| 2006 | Pout | 4 | Danny Grant | John Joseph Murphy | 1:52.10 |
| 2007 | Cheyenne Star | 4 | Pat Smullen | Frances Crowley | 1:38.70 |
| 2008 | Grecian Dancer | 5 | Fran Berry | Charles O'Brien | 1:39.69 |
| 2009 | Emily Blake | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | John Hayden | 1:47.61 |
| 2010 | Shamwari Lodge | 4 | Richard Hughes | Richard Hannon, Sr. | 1:41.35 |
| 2011 | Emulous | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:38.95 |
| 2012 | Emulous | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:41.20 |
| 2013 | Chigun | 4 | Tom Queally | Sir Henry Cecil | 1:37.78 |
| 2014 | Purr Along | 4 | Jamie Spencer | Johnny Murtagh | 1:47.55 |
| 2015 | Brooch | 4 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 1:39.65 |
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- galopp-sieger.de – Ridgewood Pearl Stakes.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Ridgewood Pearl Stakes (2015).
- pedigreequery.com – Ridgewood Pearl Stakes – Curragh.
